Just a reminder, May 10th is the 22nd annual Letter Carriers' Food Drive. It's a Saturday.
Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers, who participate in the NALC Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive — the largest one-day food drive in the nation.
Led by letter carriers represented by the National Association of Letter Carriers (AFL-CIO), with help from rural letter carriers, other postal employees and other volunteers, the drive has delivered more than one billion pounds of food the past 20 years.
Carriers collect non-perishable food donations left by mailboxes and in post offices and deliver them to local community food banks, pantries and shelters. Nearly 1,500 NALC branches in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands are involved.
USPS and Campbell Soup Company are major supporters. Campbell Soup earmarked an additional 1 million pounds of canned food to the drive. Other supporters are AARP, Feeding America, Publix, Valassis/Red Plum, Cox Target Media and Valpak Direct Marketing Systems, which promotes the drive on 40 million packets delivered to postal customers.
http://about.usps.com/corporate-social-responsibility/nalc-food-drive.htm
I figure that I've got a bunch of pasta that I got BOGOs on that I'll donate along with a bunch of veg I got, and I'll hit Costco for soup, beans, tuna, mac 'n cheese, veg, fruit, rice and whatever else this week. This is one of my favorite things to participate in.
People need to eat.
If you're donating, please share.
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This was a great day. If I was working that day, my vehicle would be stuffed at the end of the day. If I was not working, I would intercept other carriers and unload their vehicles. The USPS collects an unbelievable amount of food and paper products to help food banks and shelters and pantries. Thank you for the reminder. And please participate to the extent you are able. Whatever your grocery store has -- soup or veggies or fruit -- at 4 cans for $5 or some such, will be really appreciated.
